Lee High School - Echo Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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LEE HIGH 1933 CLASS PROPHECY june, 1953! What a change a few years can make. just twenty years ago this month I graduated from Lee High and here I meet Clayton Vander Meer in the balmy atmosphere of Southern California. Clayton Vander Meer, with the aid of Marvin Van Dyke, has organized the World Wide Broadcasting Company. Through his aid I have been able to examine his great laboratories where I had a chance to experiment with the Radio View, a new invention which allows one not only to see others as if by magic, but also to hear them talk. One of my few experiments was to see whether I could get in touch with the graduates of 1933. As I turned the dials, I heard a distorted sound of voices and music. Then the screen cleared and I saw Thelma Baker and Marguerite Bagge playing concert selec' tions before a large audience. The vision faded and suddenly a woman talking very rapidly appeared on the screen. The familiar features were those of joan Blackport giving a recipe for making angel food cake. Next the sound of an orchestra and singing came forth and I saw Charles Bassett seriously crooning a love song while Jack Langland led his widely known orchestra in accompaniment. However, I had to leave them as there were many others in the class to be seen. The next thing I saw was a very interesting group of people in a theatre, To the left stood Pauline Scott, now an actress, and Grace Dykstra, an acrobatic dancer, looking at the first showing of their latest picture. To the right were Kenneth Ingram, president of the United Picture Company, and Lewis Young, the publicity agent busily engaged in trying to convince the picture censors, Jane Haire and Frances Hulst, that there was nothing wrong with the picture. They certainly sounded convincing to me, but this was no time to listen. Again I turned the dials, a large ranch house came into view. Near the road a sign read Bradford and Kreple Health Ranch. On the porch of the house were two women engaged in a heated argument. They were the food specialists, better known to me as Ruby Uselton and Mildred Spenle. They were trying to decide how many calories there are in a glass of chocolate malted milk. Around the corner of the house, a cloud of dust suddenly arose and from it came a cowboy, none other than my old friend, Conrad De Maar. A moment later Jennette Schuitema and Kenneth Sims arrived. Conrad had just given them the fifth lesson in the art of horseback riding. The picture seemed to get dusty as it faded again but I advanced the knob a little, and a picture of sunny Michigan appeared. The place was Hilda De Graff's Dairy Farm near Grand Rapids. Across the field I saw two merry maidens hurrying and chatting gaily as they went out to com' plete their daily tasks. They were Emajean VanderSluis and Ellouise Davidson. Near the house I saw Sanford Kaat, the superintendent, completing his plans to sell more milk since prohibition had been voted back. Off to one side in a shady spot were an artist, Gerald Hankamp, industriously painting a picture, and Betty Butter' worth, a poetess, dreamily gazing at the horizon. A very peaceful and agreeable picture indeed. From this, the scene shifted to a place where there was much confusion and noise. As I acquainted myself with the situation, I saw Leonard Oosterink trarnping back and forth in an office and kicking everything in his way. At the desk nearby sat Fred Lutzke scratching his head while he measured and re-measured some plan. Near the door an inventor, Orie Vanden Berg, stood with a screw driver in his hand, Twenty

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93, LEE HIGH Section XXIII: I, Sanford Kaat, will my seat in the session room to Clare Lipscomb unless Mr. Young sees a more fit place for Clare. Section XXIV: I, john Kossen, will my entire career to Esther Caudel realizing she has much to learn. Section XXV: I, jackwin Kreple, will my calm ways to Velma Hazelwood to use at any time she cares to. Section XXVI: I, Leo McLavic, will my Ford to Henrietta Knoper hoping Mr. Young will accept that as reason enough for being late. Section XXVII: I, Leonard Oosterink, will my magnetic personality to Warren Graff providing he doesn't use it on Frances Balke. Section XXVIII: I, Pauline Scott, leave my charm to Laura Thompson. I'm sure she'll profit by my past. Section XXIX: I, jennette Schuitema, will my love for Kenneth Sims to Thelma Burgard. I have decided to stay single. Section XXX: I, Kenneth Sims, leave my grouchy disposition to Dorothy Kaat. I think she is just too sweet. Section XXXI: I, Mildred Spenle, will my ability to play girls' basketball to William Demoray. Section XXXII: I, George Start, will my convincing ways to Mr. McCrath hoping he'll be as successful with Miss Peet as I have been. Section XXXIII: I, Emajean Vander Sluis, will my million dollar smile to Mr. Young to use when he is actually pleased. Section XXXIV: I, Marvin Van Dyke, will anything I have to Janice Brumels and wish her many happy returns of the day. Section XXXV: I, Ruth Vos, will my love of fun to Donald Lyons. Poor fellow! Section XXXVI: I, Ruby Uselton, will my ability to type to Virgil Beld providf ing he doesn't use this to write love letters to a certain young lady. Scction XXXVII: I, Orie Vandenberg, will my frisky nature to Benjamin Hankamp. Make yourself noticed Ben. Section XXXVIII: I, Clayton Vander Meer, will my scientific ability to Donald De Young, a young man who shows promise in that line. Section XXXIX: I, Ray Wilson, will my straw hat to Willene Brumels so the sun won't bring her freckles out any plainer. Section XL: I, Lewis Young, will my qualities as a gentleman to Willard Huizf enga who needs my qualities greatly. Section XLI: I, Jane Haire, will my influence over Jack Langland to some poor freshman girl in need of a boy friend. Section XLII: I, Doris Halpen, will my ability to get my lessons to Kenneth Graff hoping this will aid him to keep eligible for basketball next season. Section XLIII: I, Gerald Hankamp, will my pious nature to Elaine Marsac so she will be wellfprepared to marry that minister. Section XLIV: I, Luella Hineline, will my ballet slippers to Cowboy Potter to use during the next few football seasons. Section XLV: I, Frances Hulst, will some of my height to Clarence Tap so he won't have to stand on his seat to see the speakers at assemblies. Section XLVI: I, Kenneth Ingram, will my art of skipping school to Billie Boone who, I understand, is afraid he'll get caught. In Witness fl-hereof: Signed in questionably sound body and mind. Venus The Seniors of 1933 per Attorney at Law and Mars. Bill De Witt, A.B., B.S., Ph.D., M.D., Etc. Nineteen

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1933 LEE HIGH silently watching Leonard. From the sound of things something was wrong at Lee High, so I quickly made a change to see what was the matter. What a picture! In the hall working like Trojans to keep up with a mechanical man who slyly smiled to himself, were the janitor, Herman Baker, and his assistant, John Kossen. It seems that the man refused to work alone and Leonard had built the building too small to accommodate two of them. The picture was too heartbreaking so I changed it. The next scene was a cottage near a lake. On the porch were two people, buried deeply in a newspaper called the Newsy Daily which, by the way, was edited by Charles Dodds. The two, Luella Hineline and George Start, or rather Mr. and Mrs. Start seemed very interested. George had just finished reading an article concerning Coach Harold Cotton at Harvard, and was turning to the column, Helpful Hints for Husband and Wife by Ruth Vos. Luella was reading a threefcolumn article telling of a recent tea party given by Doris Halpen and Tilda Giddis for the 400 of Galewood. Having satisned my desire, I again changed the scene, this time to an airport. In an office in one of the large buildings I saw Russell Callahan, president of the Leway Transcontinental Airways, working diligently over plans or ways and means to get to Mars. In the next room was the supposedly busy secretary, Jeanette Bruin' ing. Besides chewing gum, she was writing--but it was a letter to her boyffriend. Outside of the building a transport pilot, Raymond Wilson, was watching Evelyn McCune, a famous aviatrix and instructor, reprimand a student for making a pancake landing. Across the road from the field I saw a neat building containing a branch office of Dr. William De Witt. I would say that he is a man of business intuitions. He always leaves Thurston Camp, his assistant, there just in case. To make my little radio trip complete, I got a view of a serious friend, Arthur Hage who had turned out to be a minister. He was completing one of his ever popular lectures at the enlarged auditorium in Grand Rapids. After having had a pleasant time watch- ing my friends, I decided to continue my travels and visit some of these very inter' esting people. Leo McLavic CLASS SONG Jlusir' by Jlaryuerife Bagge Words by Kenneth Sims CHORUS All there is of History, Our class is the best All that we hope we've learned. In East or in West All there is of Chemistry Lee High is the best in the land. No knowledge have we spurned. Our girls are the fairest We've read up and we've read down, Our fellows the squarest, Read about and all around. 'Mong schools Lee High is just grand. Went to class in dear old Lit. And as we go along You don't know the half of it! We'll sing a better song And now we're ready for Life they say As members of the class of '33. But we're inclined to doubt it. No matter where we go The four years now seem but a day We'll always want to show That's all we know about it. Our love and loyalty for dear old Leej Twenty-one